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Ministry of Communications
Divisional Dak Adalat
Kochi, November 16, 2021: The Divisional level Dak Adalat of Ernakulam Postal Division will be held on November 25, 2021 at 11.00 am through Video conferencing.
Grievances of postal customers would be heard during the adalat. Complaints should be sent in advance and contain full details such as date and time of posting, full address of the sender and addressee, registration receipt number with the date and office of booking for eM0/VP/ Registered or Insured/Speedpost articles.
If the complaint is about the Savings schemes or Postal Life Insurance or Rural Postal Life Insurance, the complaint should contain the account number, name and full address of the depositor, name of the Post office and any reference of the postal department if available. However the complaints already taken up in the previous Dak Adalats and settled will not be entertained.
Mobile number and e-mail ID should be included in the application without fail.
Those who wish to avail this facility may send their complaints in envelopes super scribed ”DAK ADALAT” addressed to ”Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Ernakulam Division, Kochi-682 011“ or sent to sspekmdn.keralapost[at]gmail[dot]com so as to reach here on or before November 22, 2021
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Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the demise of Shri Parkash Singh Badal
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep sorrow on the passing away of the former Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Parkash Singh Badal.
In a tweet thread the Prime Minister said:
“Extremely saddened by the passing away of Shri Parkash Singh Badal Ji. He was a colossal figure of Indian politics, and a remarkable statesman who contributed greatly to our nation. He worked tirelessly for the progress of Punjab and anchored the state through critical times.
Shri Parkash Singh Badal’s passing away is a personal loss for me. I have interacted closely with him for many decades and learnt so much from him. I recall our numerous conversations, in which his wisdom was always clearly seen. Condolences to his family and countless admirers."
Ministry of Power
‘Power Cup 2021’ friendly cricket match played between Ministry of Power and Power CPSU teams
Shri R.K. Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State , Ministry of Power, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India alongwith members of Ministry of Power and Power CPSU teams during ‘Power Cup 2021’, a friendly cricket match played between Ministry of Power and Power CPSU teams on 30th January 2021 at New Delhi.
‘Power Cup 2021’, a friendly cricket match was played between teams of Ministry of Power, Govt. of India and Power CPSU teams on 30th January 2021 at New Delhi. Shri R.K. Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State , Ministry of Power, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Shri Sanjiv Nandan Sahai  Power, Govt. of India led the Ministry of Power Team while Shri R.S. Dhillon, CMD, PFC led the CPSU Power Team. NHPC Limited, India’s premier hydropower company under the leadership of CMD, NHPC was the nodal organization for organizing this event.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri R.K. Singh congratulated both the teams for putting up an excellent match. He further said that such events are an ideal way of building team spirit and camaraderie amongst Ministry of Power and Central Power Sector PSUs.
The Ministry of Power team also included Shri Ashish Upadhyaya, Additional Secretary & FA, Shri S.K.G. Rahate, Additional Secretary, Shri Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Additional Secretary, Shri Raj Pal, Senior Advisor, Shri Tanmay Kumar, Joint Secretary, Shri Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, Joint Secretary, Shri Ghanshyam Prasad, Joint Secretary, Shri Manoj Kumar Singh, PS to Hon’ble MOS, Ministry of Power and Directors and other senior officers. The CPSU Power Team also included Shri A.K. Singh, CMD, NHPC, Shri Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC, Shri K. Sreekant, CMD, Powergrid, Shri K.V.S. Baba, CMD, POSOCO, Shri R.N. Singh, Chairman, DVC, Shri Abhay Bakre, Director General, BEE, Shri Saurabh Kumar, Executive Vice Chairperson, EESL and their Directors and other senior officers from NHPC, NTPC, PFC, REC, EESL and POSOCO.
The Ministry of Power team won the match by 37 runs after scoring 159 runs in 20 overs, while Power CPSU team finished with score of 122 runs. Shri Sanjiv Nandan Sahai  Power, Govt. of India was given a special award for ‘Best Sportsman Spirit’, Shri Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power was awarded ‘Best Bowler’, Shri Tanmay Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, was awarded ‘Elegant batsman of the Match’, Shri Manoj Kumar Singh, PS to Hon’ble MOS, Ministry of Power was awarded “Best Economical Bowler’, Shri Anil Gaba, Asst. Director  from Ministry of Power put an excellent all round performance and won the awards for Man of the match, best catch, best fielder and Power player of match and Shri Ramesh Kumar, Manager , NHPC was awarded as Best Batsman.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
52nd IFFI to celebrate India@75 by showcasing the glory of Indian Cinema
Goa, 19 November 2021
To reminisce and celebrate the glory of Indian cinema, the 52nd International Film Festival of India will showcase 18 selected films across the nation under the banner India@75. This is being organized as a part of the ongoing celebrations to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence, ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
The screening includes epic films like Satyajit Ray’s Agantuk, S.S Vasan’s Chandralekha, Vijay Anand’s Guide, Tapan Sinha’s Kabuliwala, Dr Rajkumar’s Sandhya Raga, Raj Kapoor’s Shree 420, K Balachander’s Thaneer Thaneer and Bimal Ray’s Sujata among others. The list of films to be showcased reflects India’s rich cinematic heritage and diversity.
The following is the selection of films under India @ 75:
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FILMS
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DIRECTOR
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YEAR
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LANGUAGE
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1
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Agantuk
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Satyajit Ray
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1991
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Bengali
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2
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Andhadhun
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Sriram Raghavan
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2019
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Hindi
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3
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Baboo Band Baaja
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Rajesh Pinjani
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2011
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Marathi
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4
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Bettada Hoovu
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N. Lakshminarayan
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1985
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Kannada
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5
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Chandralekha
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S S Vasan
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1948
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Tamil
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6
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Chidambaram
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G. Aravindan
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1985
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Malayalam
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7
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Eigi Kona
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Bobby Wahengbam and Maipaksana Haorongbam
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2019
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Manipuri
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8
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Guide
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Vijay Anand
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1955
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Hindi
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9
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Joymoti
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Manju Bora
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2006
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Assamese
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10
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Kaaka Muttai
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M. Manikandan
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2014
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Tamil
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11
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Kabuliwala
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Tapan Sinha
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1957
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Bengali
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12
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Kaasav
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Sumitra Bhave
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2015
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Marathi
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13
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Airlift
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Raja Krishna Menon
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2016
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Hindi
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14
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Sandhya Raga
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Dr. Rajkumar
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1966
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Kannada
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15
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Sagara Sangamam
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K. Viswanath
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1983
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Telugu
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16
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Shree 420
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Raj Kapoor
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1955
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Hindi
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17
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Sujata
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Bimal Roy
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1959
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Hindi
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18
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Thaneer Thaneer
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K Balachander
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1981
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Ministry of Electronics & IT
MeitY transfers cost effective Li-ion battery recycling technology to nine recycling industries and start-ups
Letters of intent issued to nine more industries
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology  transferred cost effective Li-ion battery recycling technology to nine recycling industries and start-ups today as part of Mission LiFE under “Promote circularity campaign”.
The novelty of the indigenously developed technology could process assorted types of discarded Li-ion batteries, recovering more than 95 per cent Lithium , Cobalt , Manganese  and Nickel  contents in the form of their corresponding oxides/carbonates of about 98 per cent purity. The recycling process involves leaching followed by hierarchical selective extraction of metal values through solvent extraction process. These secondary raw materials could be used for battery manufacturing or in other potential applications.
MeitY has developed this technology under the “Centre of Excellence on E-waste management” set up at Centre for Material for Electronics Technology , Hyderabad in collaboration with Government of Telangana along with industry partner, M/s Greenko Energies Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad.
The CEO, NITI Aayog Shri. B.V.R. Subrahmanyam has emphasized that Centre of Excellence  model of translational R&D, innovation along with partner industry from problem stage. Li Ion battery recycling technology handing over to 9 local industries is a laudable efforts by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology .
Among the 11 verticals of circular economy chosen by NITI Aayog, MeitY is a front runner of showcasing outcome of technology development where the country is still restricted to few major economies.
Shri. Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary, MeitY has lauded the effort of Centre of Excellence  on E-waste Management, C-MET, Hyderabad for developing low cost technology for local recycling industries and start ups. He mentioned the special effort of Government of Telangana and M/s. Greenko Energies Private Limited for nurturing a unique concept in the country to the translational research for commercialization. He also appreciated C-MET scientists for venturing in to niche technology development like hafnium metal sponge from effluents which is available with handful of countries.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
NHAI contractor creates World Record for maximum amount of road-paving concrete laid in 24 hours
An NHAI contractor has created a World Record for the laying of Pavement Quality Concrete  for a four-lane highway of 2,580 meters length within 24 hours. Starting at 8 am on 1st February, 2021, they finished the job, totalling 2,580 meters X 4 lanes i.e. approximately 10.32 lane kilometres by 8 am next morning. With a width of 18.75 meters, as much an area as 48,711 square meters of concrete was laid for the expressway in 24 hours.The highest quantity of concrete laid in 24 hours – 14,613 Cubic Meter was also achieved.
The feat by the contractor – Patel Infrastructure Limited-has been recognized by both the India Book of Records, and the Golden Book of World Records.
The record is part of the greenfield Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai 8-lane Expressway project, and was carried out by the world’s largest fully automatic ultra-modern concrete paver machine.
The feat comes in the backdrop of the Ministry having constructed 8,169 km of National Highways  from April 2020 to 15 January 2021 in the current financial year 2020-21, i.e. with a speed of about 28.16 km per day. During the same period in the last fiscal, 7,573 km roads were constructed, with a speed of 26.11 km per day.The Ministry is hopeful that with such pace it should be able to cross construction target of 11,000 km by 31 March.
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Ministry of Mines
District Mineral Foundation Funds Transforming Lives of Mining Affected Areas / People
Rs. 82370.79 Crore collected under DMF till August this Year
644 Districts of 23 States/UTs have DMF in place; 17 States/UTs create DMF in all Districts
District Mineral Foundations  have been set up in as many as 644 districts of 23 states/UTs which have DMF rules in place. Seventeen states/UTs of the country have already formed DMF in all the districts, by August this year. Such states are: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Goa, Assam, and Jammu & Kashmir.
As per the latest statistics of the Ministry of Mines, the total amount of funds collected under DMF comes to Rs.82370.79 crore and the amount utilized stands at 45150.21 crore . High priority work  under DMFs is centered around sectors like education, drinking water supply, health, welfare of women and children, environment preservation & pollution control measures, skill development, sanitation etc. At the same time, under Other Priority work , the projects mainly belong to sectors like physical infrastructure, irrigation, energy, water shed development etc.
Through an order issued by the Mines Ministry in June last year, state Govts. /UTs were directed to prepare a five year perspective plan taking into account current balance available and likely accrual to the DMF over the period of five years. This plan shall be based on findings and gaps as identified through the baseline survey or assessment undertaken by universities / renowned organizations/agencies or any department. In April, 2021 the Centre issued orders to the states to include MPs, MLAs and MLCs in the governing council of the DMF, keeping in mind larger public interest. Further, in July the same year another order has been issued to ensure that funds available under DMF shall not be transferred / spent to any other fund or purposes other than as prescribed under Mines and Minerals  Act.
The objective of the DMF, operating as a non-profit body, is to work for the interest and benefit of the persons and areas affected by mining related activities in such manner as may be prescribed by the state government. The Government launched Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojna  to be implemented by the DMFs of the respective fields to ameliorate the condition of mining affected persons and create a win-win situation for the stakeholders.
Ministry of Finance
Recommendations made by the GST Council in its 32nd Meeting held today under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley
The GST Council in its 32nd Meeting held today under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley in New Delhi gave approval for the following:
i. Changes made by CGST  Act,2018, IGST  Act, 2018, UTGST  Act, 2018 and GST  Amendment Act, 2018 along with amendments in CGST Rules, notifications and Circulars issued earlier and the Corresponding Changes in SGST Acts would be notified w.e.f. 01.02.2019.
ii. The Last Date for passing the examination for GST Practitioners to be extended till 31.12.2019 for those GST Practitioners who have enrolled under rule 83 i.e. who were sales tax practitioner or tax return preparer under the existing law for a period of not less than five years.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Minister’s Dashboard for schemes of the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying launched
Dashboard helps in monitoring, and reporting real-time scheme data, analysing the schemes’ key performance indicators through a visual matrix
Enables scheme owners to make policy interventions and improve decision making based on dynamic data
Offers visual snapshot of various schemes details, state performances, achievements & gaps
Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched the Minister’s dashboard for Animal Husbandry and Dairying today in New Delhi in the presence of Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, MoS, FAHD, Dr L Murugan, MoS, FAHD and I&B, and Shri Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, FAHD. This is in line with Prime Minister's vision to use technology as a means to digitally empower society and augment the knowledge economy.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched several schemes across States/UTs, in an attempt to strengthen the livestock sector in India through the introduction of new technologies, breeding programs, disease control and eradication programs, establishing dairy & meat processing infrastructures, human resource development etc. The schemes operate in a time bound manner and need to be reviewed periodically for effective implementation.
Aligned to the spirit of creating an Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, and building a culture of ‘good governance’, this dashboard helps in monitoring, and reporting real-time scheme data, and in analysing the schemes’ key performance indicators and parameters through a visual matrix. This dashboard encapsulates the following schemes:
1. Livestock Health and Disease Control Program 
2. National Livestock Mission 
3. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund 
4. National Program for Dairy Development Fund 
5. Rashtriya Gokul Mission 
6. Supporting Dairy Co-operatives and Farmer Producer Organizations 
7. Dairy processing & Infrastructure Development Fund 
Equipped with the ability to track the status of individual scheme components, both at a pan-India, as well as state level, the Minister’s Dashboard enables the scheme owners to make policy interventions and improve decision making basis the dynamic data that is captured and periodically refreshed on it. Further, it offers a visual snapshot of the details of various schemes, state performances, achievements and gaps, and other associated data on a single dashboard. This dashboard is accessible by a web browser and is linked to real-time updating data sources using API’s.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves phasing out Foreign Investment Promotion Board
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the phasing out of Foreign Investment Promotion Board . The proposal entails abolishing the FIPB and allowing administrative Ministries/Departments to process applications for FDI requiring government approval.
Henceforth, the work relating to processing of applications for FDI and approval of the Government thereon under the extant FDI Policy and FEMA, shall now be handled by the concerned Ministries/Departments in consultation with the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, which will also issue the Standard Operating Procedure  for processing of applications and decision of the Government under the extant FDI policy.
In addition, Foreign Investors will find India more attractive destination and this will result in more inflow of FDI. The move will provide ease of doing business and will help in promoting the principle of Maximum Governance and Minimum Government.
Background
The proposal for abolition of FIPB was approved by the Cabinet in its meeting on 24-05-2017. Presently, applications are considered by FIPB in Department of Economic Affairs , Ministry of Finance comprising of various Secretaries of Government of India for making recommendation on FDI applications. After the Cabinet decision, it would be handled independently by Administrative Ministries as per Sector.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
1.5 lakh affordable houses sanctioned for urban poor under PMAY
Rs.7,277 cr investment approved with central assistance of Rs.2,209 cr
Andhra Pradesh gets 56,512 houses, Uttar Pradesh-26,060, Madhya Pradesh-17,920, Jharkhand-14,526, Maharashtra-13,506
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of another 1.5 lakh affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana  with an investment of Rs.7,227cr with central assistance of Rs.2,209 cr. The approval was given in the 34thmeeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee in its meeting held here yesterday.
Andhra Pradesh has been sanctioned 56,512 houses in 22 cities and towns with an investment of Rs.3,184cr with central assistance of Rs.848 cr. Uttar Pradesh got 23,060 houses in 110 cities and towns with an investment of Rs.870cr and central assistance of Rs.346 cr. Madhya Pradesh has been sanctioned 17,920 affordable houses in 32 cities with an investment of Rs.730cr and central assistance of Rs.269 cr. Jharkhandhas been sanctioned 14,526 houses in 26 cities and towns with an investment of Rs.1,075cr with central assistance of Rs.209 cr. Maharashtra has been sanctioned 13,506 houses in 15 cities and towns with an investment of Rs.643cr with central assistance of Rs.201 cr. Chattisgarh got 7,615 houses in 61 cities and towns with an investment of Rs.234cr and central assistance of Rs.114 cr.Rajasthan has been sanctioned 6,576 affordable houses in 30 cities with an investment of Rs.285cr and central assistance of Rs.99 cr. Odishahas been sanctioned 4,849 houses in 20 cities and towns with an investment of Rs.146cr with central assistance of Rs.73 cr. Punjab has been sanctioned 1,909 houses in 48 cities and towns with an investment of Rs.71cr with central assistance of Rs.28 cr. Assam got 1,520 houses in 6 cities and towns with an investment of Rs.39cr and central assistance of Rs.23 cr.
With the above proposed houses, cumulative houses under PMAY would be 47,52,751 houses.
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Ministry of Culture
Warangal in Telengana to host the second leg of colourful cultural extravaganza of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022 from tomorrow
Governor of Telangana Smt. Tamilisai Soundararajan will inaugurate the two-day Festival
Union Minister of Culture, Tourism & DoNER Sh. G.Kishan Reddy to take part in the RSM activities on 30th March, 2022
The second leg of the festival Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022 will begin tomorrow in Warangal. Governor of Telangana Smt. Tamilisai Soundararajan will inaugurate the two-day Mega cultural extravaganza Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsava  at Warangal on 29th March 2022. The Union Minister of Culture, Tourism & DoNER Sh. G.Kishan Reddy will take part in the RSM activities on 30th March, 2022.
The National Cultural Festival of India, Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022 started at Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh on 26th March , 2022 under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The Mahotsav will have an auspicious beginning with the performance by local artists and choreographed folk performances. It will also witness classical Music performance by Hyderabad Brothers  and musical performance by Padmshri awardee Shri Darsham Mogulaiah , Ms. Mangali, playback singer and others.
Similarly, the Mahotsav on March 30 will witness enthralling performances by famous music director and singer Shri Vande Matram Shrinivas and other popular playback singers. The day will also have classical dance performance by Padma Shri awardee Dr. K Padmaja Reddy.
Folk artists perform impromptu throughout the day either on the stage or among the public. The main cultural performance is staged between 5.30pm to 10.30pm.
Apart from Folk troupes eminent Padma & Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded classical artists covering all genres have been performing every year at the Mahotsav. Special care is taken to choose artists reflecting regional flavour of the State where the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is organised.
Under Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav events will be organised at Warangal on 29th and 30th March, 2022 and in the third leg in Hyderabad for 3 days from 1st April to 3rd April, 2022 .
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav , was conceptualized by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India in 2015 and aims to celebrate the spirit of Tradition, Culture, Heritage and Diversity of our incredible country. Apart from the broader objective this Mahotsav aims to Preserve, Promote & Popularize the heritage of Indian Spirit & reconnect the new generation with our culture and to showcase to the country and the world our soft power of unity in diversity.
The first Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav which was organized in the grounds of IGNCA, New Delhi in November, 2015